Dock

I think that depends on the suspension; when my 996 Turbo had the stock suspension, my wife never complained about the ride, even on long trips. But after installing the X73 suspension, she now requests frequent stops unless the roads have been really smooth.

TommyT

Another great performance car bargain that is passenger friendly......BMW E39 M5. I gave mine up to buy the 996TT tho.

jeffz993

So next ? is higher mileage/lower $ or lower mileage/more $. Seems $10k difference $35k-$45k huge difference in car. So confused.

flblue

The question then seems to be if you're heading to the late $40k/50k mark, is it best to start looking at higher mileage 997 Turbos?

A low mileage 996TT or a higher mileage 997T for 3-5k more?

Dock

I think that is a fair statement.

Atrox

you need to research this forums and google these questions. This subject is discussed in detail in abundance. The 30-35k cars have one, some or all the things listed below:
high mileage
salvage title
road hard track car
problem child engine
multiple owners
exterior/interior damage
undocumented history

These are funny cars when it comes to pricing, but trust me "save it now spend it later" sums up these cars pretty well. The diff between a 35k car and a 45k will quickly become apparent when you know what you are looking for. This forum and the advice from the members here will quickly get you up to speed.

911mhawk

​​You really have to mat it through 4th and 5th before you know what these cars are about. A cold dry evening helps.

911mhawk

Do you have a jammer and if so which one?

911mhawk

Even better "bargain" is to take a 540/6 and put the M5 diff and bigger bars in with all fresh suspension. For ~$10k you can have a very reliable DD that you don't care about.

911mhawk

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My favorite quote or yours recently Dock and the main reason I like cars that don't give up when you stretch them. Stock they are good but with Kevins turbos and ICs the car is absolute beast mode where 70-holy **** happens quick (at the track).

Self induced dangerous scenarios are common on track but goofs on the road make me more nervous. A while back some tard almost rear ended a car next to me on the highway because he wanted to pass a group of traffic at triple digits. Apparently velocity differential/mass equations go out the window with new boxster drivers, or maybe their ponytail holder was too tight?

When you visit your buddies junk yard and see a shoe wedged in a bent brake pedal physics is clear.
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docboy

Will have to wait until all this snow and ice melts, and have to find a nice stretch of road where cops don't camp out. Suggesting to go through 4th and 5th would imply 180mph and a widow maker in the making?

911mhawk

Track it docboy, that's where you can really enjoy.

Turbodan

just put it in second gear on an onramp to the highway and nail it for a few seconds you should see .7 maybe .8 before the speed of sound is broken

jeffz993

So 100k miles on a 2001 with good documentation and recent maintenence sound reasonable?

jeffz993

2001 100k miles, approx. $14k in service/maint. in past18 months, sports seats, a good bit of factory options nav/carbon dash/leather visors/park sensors all else stock, seal grey and black. If PPI comes back good got me a Turbo.